Switch-stand.



No. 676,508. .Patented lune l8, l90l. G. C. LUCAS.

SWITCH STAND.

(Application filed Apr. 27, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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I GEORGE O. LUCAS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SWITCH-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of LettersPatent No. 676,508, dated June 18,1901.

Application filed April 27, 1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. LUCAS, a resident of Cleveland, in thecounty of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Switch- Stands; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in switch-stands; and it pertainsmore especially to a switch-stand having the operating lever intergearedwith the vertically-arranged signal carrying and switch rod operatingcrank-shaft inclosed within a case, with the crank of the last-mentionedshaft, which is attached to the switch operating rod, arrangedabove andoutside of the case, where it is readily accessible, more convenient inthe assemblage of the parts, and always within view for inspection.

One object of this invention is to render the location of the crank ofthe switch-rodoperating shaft more advantageous than heretofore.

Another object of this invention is to provide the aforesaid case withflanges having the dimensions and arrangement required to render themcapable of bearing the latches employed in automatically lockin g theswitchoperating lever when the switch-rod is act-uated in the one or theother direction, and thereby simplifying the application or instalmentof the switch-stand.

With these objects in view and to the end of attaining other advantageshereinafter appearing the invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is atop plan of a switch-standembodying my invention and shows the switch-stand secured in position toa pair of railway-ties. Fig. II is a side elevation, largely in verticalsection, on line II II, Fig. I, looking in the direction indicated bythe arrow. Fig. III is a vertical section on line III III, Fig. I,looking in the direction indicated by the arrow, and the upper portionof the signal-bearing stem is broken away to reduce the size of theSerial No. 57,781. (No model.)

figure. Fig. IV is avcrtical section on line IV IV, Fig. I, looking inthe direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. V is a vertical section indetail on either one of lines V V, Fig. I, looking in the directionindicated by the arrow.

Referring to the drawings, a and a designate two railway-ties, to whicha switch-stand embodying my invention is rigidly secured.

My improved switch-stand comprises a case b, which is arranged betweenthe two ties a and a, and extends a short distance above the said ties.The case 1) comprises a lower re ceptacle-formingsection 6, which is.adapted for interposition between the two ties a and a and is providedat its upper end and externally with two flanges b and b, whichrest uponthe top of and are rigidly secured to the difierent ties to and a,respectively, and extend lengthwise and widthwise of the said ties farenough to afford a suitable base for the latch plates 0, hereinafterdescribed. The case b comprises also a cover-forming section 7, whichrests upon and closes the upper end of the receptacle-forming section 6of the said case. Thecover 7 is provided with ears 8, which overlap theupper sides of the flanges b and are removably secured to the saidflanges by bolts d and nuts 61. The upper section or cover 7 isremovably attached, therefore, to the receptacle-forming lower section 6of the case b.

The switch-rod-operating shaft e is shown clearly in Fig. II and isarranged vertically centrally of the case b and extends through acorresponding hole 12, formed in the cover 7. The shaft 6 has its lowerend reduced diametrically and has the said diametrically-reduced portionextending through the bottom of the case Z) and screw-threadedexternally.

The shaft 6 at the upper end of its lower diametrically-reduced portionhas a shoulder a, which rests and has bearing upon the bottom of thechamber of the case b, and a nut e is mounted upon the said shaft at theunder side of the case Z). The shoulder a and the nut e prevent verticaldisplacement of the shaft e. The shaft e is provided above the cover 7of the said case with the switch-rodoperating crank e, which ispreferably integral with the shaft, and g designates theswitch-operating rod, which is attached at one end to the said crank inany approved manner and ha'sits other end adapted to be attached to theswitch. (Not shown.) Obviously the construction hereinbefore describednecessitates the introduction of the shaft 6 into the case I) throughthe hole 12 in the cover 7.

A socket e is formed upon the upper end of the shaft 6 next above thecrank for the reception of the signal-stem h, which is rigidlysecured tothe said socket in anyapproved manner.

A toothed sector 6 is keyed or otherwise operatively mounted upon theshaft e below the cover 7 of the case 1) within the vchamber ofthereceptacle-formingportion6 of the said ca'seand meshes with a pinionf operatively mounted upon ashaft f, which is arranged 7 horizontallycentrally between and parallel with the ties at and a, and consequentlyat right angles to the shaft e. The shaftf has bearing in a box b,-Which is rigid with a Web b ,w hi'ch connects together and is integralwitli'th'e" flanges b and b of the receptacleforiningiportion of'ihecase b. The said box is consequently rigid with the case b and hasthelower half 13thereof formed, preferably, integral with the web bwhereas the upper hal-f'14 of the'b'ox is rigid with the cover 7 ofthebase'gand the said cover is enlarged upwardly, as at 14:, overthepinion f between the shafts and the aforesaid box b foraceoin'modatingthe location and operation of the said'pinion, and theupper half 14 of the said-box is formed integral with the saidupwardly-enlarged portion of the cover and is secured to the lower halfof the box by means The shaft f extends of b'olt'sor' screws 15.

throng-h the box 19 and at the outer end of the said box is operativelyprovidedwith a manually-operated lever f which extends from the shaftlaterally in the one direction or theother, according as theswitch-operating rod has upon the operation of the said lever beenshifted endwise in the one direction or the other, and obviously thesignalstem h is turned in the one direction or the other and theswitch-rod g is actuated in the one or th'eother direction, according asthe lever f is oscillated into the one or the other of its positions.

A's already indicated, each flange b of the easel) forms a base for alatch-plate c, which is rigidly secured to the said flange in anyapproved manner and-provided with two upwardlyprojecting arms 0 and 0arranged at opposite sides, respectively, of the sweep of the lever fand one of the said arms is provided with an ordinary verticallytiltable latch is, arranged tooverhang the lever f in the operativeposition of the latch when the said leveris in position between the saidmembers c and c of the latch-plate c, as shown in Fig. IV. The saidplate 0, as shown in Fig. IV, has avertical hole a which registers witha hole b formed in the plate-bearing flange b,

and a bolt Z extends through the said holes b and c and has its headflush with the under side of the said flange b,,and a nut Z is mountedupon the shank of the bolt above the said plate 0, and the said bolt andthe said nut secure the said plate 0 to the said The said plate 0 issecured, furthermore, to the plat'e-bea ring flange b by spikes s,instrumental in securing the said 'flange b, and consequently the caseb, to the tie a, upon which the said flange rests. The said spikes sengage recesses c, formedrin edges of the said plate 0 and registeringwith holes 19 in the aforesaid flange b, and not only securethe saidplate 0 to the said flange b, but rigidly secure both of the said memihers I) and c toth'e-aforesaidt'ie, asshown in :Fig; V.

What I claim is- 1. A switch-standcomprising a closed case, an uprightcrank-shaft extending into the said case through the top of the" caseand having its switch-r'od-operat-ingi crank arranged outside and abovethe said=case, and means for operating the shaft.

2. A switch-stand comprisingaclosedcase, I anuprightcrank-shaft-arranged centrally of and extending through thesaidc'ase and'having its switch operating' crank arranged outside andabove the'case' and having its lower end reduced diametrically, withthesaid dia= metrically-reduced portion screw-threaded externally andexten'ding-throughthe bottom of the case, which shaft-has ashonld'ergat-the upper or inner end of its lower-diametrically reducedportion, resting upon the bottom of the chamber of the case, anda nutmounted- 7 upon the aforesaid threaded end of the shaft fat the underside of the case, and means for I operating thesh'aft;

3. A switch-standcomprising a case b composed of a lowerreceptacle-forming section 6 provided, at-its upper end and externally,

with laterally-projecting flanges b andb, and an upper cover-formingsection 7 resting upon and secured to the lower case-section an uprightshaft 6 extending into the said case through thecover-forming section ofthe case and having its upper end provided with a crank 6 formed uponthe shaft outside of and above the said case, which shaft has a socket cformed upon the crank-forming end of the shaft; the switch-operating rod9 operatively attached to the crank; the signalbearing stem securedwithin the aforesaid socket, and means for operating the'shaft.

4. A switch-stand comprising a case 1) composed of a lowerreceptacle-forming section and an upper cover-forming section restingupon and secured to the lower section an upright crank-shaft extendinginto the said case through the cover-forming section of' the case andhaving its switch -rod operating crank arranged above the said case; atoothed sector operatively mounted upon the shaft within the case;another shaft extending into the aforesaid case and" operativelyprovided, within the case, with a pinion meshing with the sector, andthe cover-forming section being enlarged upwardly above the-pinion toaccommodate the location and operation of the pinion, and means foroperating the pinion-bearing shaft.

5. A switch-stand comprising a case 1) composed of a lowerreceptacle-forming, section 6 and an upper and cover-forming sectionresting upon and secured to the lower section, with the lower sectionprovided, at its upper end, with a laterally-projecting flange b; ashaft f arranged in a horizontal plane and extending from within thecase laterally outside of the case, and operatively provided, externallyof the case, with a lever f a latchplate 0 secured upon the said flangeb and having two upright arms a and 0 arranged at opposite sides,respectively, of the sweep of the said lever; a latch borne by one ofthe said arms and arranged to lock the lever in position between thesaid arms; an upright shaft extending into the said case through thecover-forming section of the case and provided with a crank, andintergeared, within the said case, with the first-mentioned shaft, andthe switch-operating rod operatively connected with the said crank.

Signed by me at Cleveland, Ohio, this 20th day of April, 1901.

GEORGE O. LUCAS.

Witnesses:

O. H. DORER, A. H. PARRATT.

